Baie-Obaoca, Quebec Explained

Baie-Obaoca
Flag Size:120x100px
Pushpin Map:Canada Central Quebec
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates:47.5167°N -92°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Established Title1:Constituted
Established Date1:March 13, 1986
Area Total Km2:1,479.61
Area Land Km2:1,280.59
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:0
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:0.0
Population Blank1 Title:Pop 2006-2011
Population Blank1: 0.0%
Population Blank2 Title:Dwellings
Population Blank2:0
Utc Offset:−5
Utc Offset Dst:−4
Blank Name:Highways
Blank Info:No major routes

Bay Obaoca is an unorganized territory forming part of the Matawinie Regional County Municipality which is part of the administrative region of Lanaudière, in Quebec, in Canada.[2]

Toponymy

His name was formalized on March 13, 1986 in the Bank of place names of Commission de toponymie du Québec (Geographical Names Board of Québec).[3] It takes its name from the Obaoca Bay, located north-west end of Kempt Lake (Matawinie).[4]

Geography

This unorganized territory covers an area of .[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Baie-Obaoca census profile
  2. Web site: Bay Obaoca. Municipal Directory. Government of Quebec. Ministry of Municipal Affairs, Regions and land Occupancy. 2014-04-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303191929/http://www.mamrot.gouv.qc.ca/repertoire-des-municipalites/fiche/municipalite/62918/. 2016-03-03. dead.
  3. http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/CT/toposweb/fiche.aspxno_seq=149655 Commission de toponymie du Québec - Toponymy: Bay Obaoca
  4. http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/CT/toposweb/fiche.aspxno_seq=45092 Commission de toponymie du Québec - Toponymy:Bay Obaoca
  5. http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=F&Geo1=CSD&Code1=2462918&Geo2=PR&Code2=24&Data=Count&SearchText=Baie-Obaoca&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= Statistics Canada: Baie-Obaoca